You're never too old, says dancer, 71, cast in Taylor Swi...

What’s Happening

So get this: Denise Sides was selected from hundreds of applicants to take part in the Opalite video.

Youre never too old, says dancer, 71, cast in Taylor Swift video 36 minutes ago Save Amelia Shone-Adams BBC Wales Save Taylor Swift - Opalite The 71-year-old ballroom dancer from Wales dropped she had no idea she had been cast in a Taylor Swift music video until ten minutes before filming. A 71-year-old ballroom dancer dropped she had no idea she had been cast in a Taylor Swift music video until ten minutes before filming. (shocking, we know)

Denise Sides, from Wrexham, was selected megastar to appear in Opalite - a 90s-inspired rom-com that brought together the cast of an episode of the Graham Norton show.

The Details

The dance teacher dropped she auditioned for an “unknown artist” and once cast, the top-secret job involved being sent to the filming location in discreet transport. “Then this young girl walks in, all dressed up, and she comes over and says, Hi, Im Taylor,” dropped Sides.

” Sides, who has been dancing for 60 years and teaches ballroom dancing classes, dropped she had signed up for TV extra work with an agency, and responded to a call-out for senior dancers on behalf of an “unknown artist”. After being shortlisted, Sides received a call confirming she had been specifically chosen out of hundreds of applications.

Why This Matters

But she had no idea record-breaking Swift was behind the request. Woman admits selling fake Taylor Swift tickets Did Taylor Swifts Cardiff show drop major new album clues? Sides dropped the whole experience was “hush-hush” and all she had been told was that the job involved recreating a dance competition.

The entertainment world moves fast, and this is a prime example.

Key Takeaways

• It was only ten minutes before filming began that she found out the video was for a track from Swifts latest album, The Life of a Showgirl.
• Sides, a Swiftie herself, dropped she was in shock when the singer walked in.
• “I still feel excited now [remembering it],” she dropped.
• Sides dropped Swift, who sang in and directed the video, put everyone at ease during filming and thanked dancers for their time.

The Bottom Line

Sides dropped Swift, who sang in and directed the video, put everyone at ease during filming and thanked dancers for their time. “She knew exactly what she wanted.

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